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30 000+ Unregistered Health Products Entering Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - So far this year, 30,134 health products have been seized entering Costa Rica. However, it is unknown how many of these are products for performance enhancing steroids for athletes.Four high-level cyclists have been...
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44.5 Percent of Sexually Active Young Costa Ricans Never Use Condoms
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The II National Youth Survey revealed that 44.5% of sexually active Costa Ricans, aged between 15 and 35, never used condoms during intercourse.The survey, conducted by the Council of Young Persons (CPJ in Spanish),...
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Brazil Donates Product for Tuberculosis Testing to Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Brazilian government donated to the Social Security Fund of Costa Rica a total of 300 bottles of a product used in diagnostic tests for tuberculosis.The Costa Rican Foreign Ministry expressed its gratitude...
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Up to 9 Deaths from Influenza A in Costa Rica this Year
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The death toll from influenza A in Costa Rica this year rose to nine, with a total of 120 people have been hospitalized, sources said from the Ministry of Health.The doctor Henry Wasserman,...
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Chinchilla Promises Vigilance against the 17,000 Cases of Dengue in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla promised that health authorities will not lower their guard in the fight against dengue virus that has affected 17,000 people in Costa Rica so far this year.The president...
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Medical Tourism in Costa Rica: The Top 10 Most Important Things to Know
Medical tourism is gaining more and more traction these daysIn response to exhausting wait times and skyrocketing costs, people from the U.S. and Canada are beginning to seek out international doctors for the surgeries, dental work, and preventative care...
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Costa Rica Requires Posting Preventive Warnings on Cigarette Packs
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Government of Laura Chinchilla signed a regulation obliging tobacco companies to place prevention messages on cigarette packs.The regulation indicates that 50% of the envelope of cigarette packs must be covered with pictograms,...
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Costa Rica Declares Dengue Health Alert
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica declared by health alert because of the increased cases of dengue, which now has reach 11,672, four times more than the same period last year.Costa Rican...
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Inter-American Court Gives Deadline for Costa Rica to Endorse IVF
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The six-month period established by the Interamerican Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) in a judgment against Costa Rica to allow IVF passed yesterday, but the bill on the subject has not advance...
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Costa Rica Certified a Controlled Risk for Mad Cow Disease
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The World Health Organization included Costa Rica in the list of countries with controlled risk of "mad cow disease", said the Ministry of Agriculture.This recognition is achieved when a country meets OIE requirements...
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Common Mistakes When Traveling Without Insurance and How to Be Prepared This Holiday Season
The year-end holidays mark one of the busiest seasons for tourism, as many families and travelers take advantage of...